Android: Previously mentioned AllCast has finally landed on the Play Store. As before, you can use it to stream your local videos to nearly any DLNA device like the Xbox, Roku, and others. The only exception is the Chromecast itself.

The free version of the app has a limit on video length, plus some advertising, but you can eliminate all of that with the $5 premium version. The developer promises that support for the Chromecast is coming "in the future."

Eric Ravenscraft

Android: One of the neatest things about the Chromecast is the ability to launch videos on your phone and then stream them to your TV. If you don't want to use the Chromecast, though, AllCast allows you to stream local videos from your Android device to any DLNA-compatible player.

Currently, the app is available for download as a self-destructing beta that will end in a few days, but a newer version should come out fairly soon afterwards. In the meantime, the app allows you to play your own videos on the big screen (which should be helpful when you have family over this week), and in the future, support for other video types is planned.